Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tri-X works just fine with the Minolta Scan Dual III, which is a very inexpensive scanner. Seriously consider using Vuescan for your software. It really does get more out of your negatives. Not that you can tell much from a web-sized scan but here is an example: http://members.cox.net/durling/photo/newstuff/2003.38.07a.html Mike D Adam Bridge wrote: > On 2003-09-08 jerryleh@pacbell.net (Jerry Lehrer) thoughtfully wrote: > > >>As you may realize, I know nowt about digital scanning, but >>I would imagine that a silver image should be easier to scan >>than a dye and silver image such as Kodachrome. Are scanners >>set up to primarily scan color negatives? If so, then a B&W C41 >>would be the film of choice. > > > Boy, I remember a discussion somewhere, perhaps here, that talked about grain > aliasing and the type of scanner being used - that the CCD scanners like the > SuperCoolScan 4000 from Nikon doesn't do as good a job on silver as it does on > the C41 dye processes. > > I'm starting to beleive that although I've not gone to the trouble to find one > of the good Polaroid scanners. Well, now that I think of it I can't since I > think they are all SCSI and I no longer have a SCSI adaptor that works for any > of my computers, having shifted entirely to FireWire. > > Is there someone out there who can address this? It might be relevant to Phong. > > TCN400 scans really well for me. AND it has the advantage that scratch removal > software works just fine with it while it doesn't with silver films. > > Adam > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html